New York City Bus Bx42
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New York City Bus Bx42 is a local bus route in the Bronx that connects the Throggs Neck neighborhood with other parts of the borough as part of the MTA New York City Transit system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York City Bus Bx42 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2809991 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York City Bus Bx42 Context triple: [Throggs Neck, servedByBus, New York City Bus Bx42]
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A.
New York City Bus M57
New York City Bus M57 is a Manhattan crosstown bus route that runs along 57th Street, connecting the East and West Sides and serving key commercial and residential areas.
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B.
New York City Bus M31
New York City Bus M31 is a Manhattan crosstown bus route that primarily runs along York Avenue and 57th Street, connecting the Upper East Side with Midtown.
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C.
MTA New York City Bus
MTA New York City Bus is the public bus division of New York City's transit system, operating extensive local and express routes across the five boroughs.
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D.
New York City Subway B line
The New York City Subway B line is an express service in the IND Sixth Avenue Line that runs through Manhattan and Brooklyn, serving major destinations including Yankee Stadium in the Bronx during certain times.
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E.
New York City Subway 4 line
The New York City Subway 4 line is a rapid transit service running along the Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan and into the Bronx, providing express service through much of its route and serving major destinations including Yankee Stadium.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York City Bus Bx42 Target entity description: New York City Bus Bx42 is a local bus route in the Bronx that connects the Throggs Neck neighborhood with other parts of the borough as part of the MTA New York City Transit system.
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A.
New York City Bus M57
New York City Bus M57 is a Manhattan crosstown bus route that runs along 57th Street, connecting the East and West Sides and serving key commercial and residential areas.
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B.
New York City Bus M31
New York City Bus M31 is a Manhattan crosstown bus route that primarily runs along York Avenue and 57th Street, connecting the Upper East Side with Midtown.
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C.
MTA New York City Bus
MTA New York City Bus is the public bus division of New York City's transit system, operating extensive local and express routes across the five boroughs.
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D.
New York City Subway B line
The New York City Subway B line is an express service in the IND Sixth Avenue Line that runs through Manhattan and Brooklyn, serving major destinations including Yankee Stadium in the Bronx during certain times.
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E.
New York City Subway 4 line
The New York City Subway 4 line is a rapid transit service running along the Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan and into the Bronx, providing express service through much of its route and serving major destinations including Yankee Stadium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City bus route
ⓘ
local bus route ⓘ surface transit route ⓘ |
| boroughServed | The Bronx ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fareSystem | MTA New York City Transit fare system ⓘ |
| governingAgency | Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| hasRouteNumberPrefix | Bx ⓘ |
| hasService | local stops only ⓘ |
| isPublicTransport | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York State ⓘ The Bronx ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | bus ⓘ |
| neighborhoodServed | Throggs Neck ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
MTA New York City Transit
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City Transit Authority
Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| operatesWithin | New York City street network ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork |
MTA Regional Bus Operations
ⓘ
linked to:
MTA New York City Bus
New York City Bus ⓘ
linked to:
MTA New York City Bus
|
| paymentMethod |
MetroCard
ⓘ
OMNY contactless fare payment system ⓘ
linked to:
OMNY
|
| primaryFunction | connect Throggs Neck with other parts of the Bronx ⓘ |
| routeDesignationSystem | Bx-series Bronx bus routes ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 42 ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Throggs Neck peninsula
ⓘ
linked to:
Throggs Neck
eastern Bronx ⓘ
linked to:
East Bronx
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| serviceType | local ⓘ |
| usesVehicleType | standard transit bus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New York City Bus Bx42 Description of subject: New York City Bus Bx42 is a local bus route in the Bronx that connects the Throggs Neck neighborhood with other parts of the borough as part of the MTA New York City Transit system.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.