Battery Park, Manhattan

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historic site public park tourist attraction urban park waterfront park

Battery Park in Manhattan is a historic waterfront public park at the southern tip of New York City, known as a major departure point for ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Battery Park	28
Battery Park, Manhattan canonical	2
Battery Park (The Battery)	1
Battery Park area	1
Battery Park waterfront promenade	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T317186 — 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: Battery Park, Manhattan
Context triple: [Ellis Island, accessibleFrom, Battery Park, Manhattan]

A. Riverside Park (Manhattan)
Riverside Park (Manhattan) is a scenic, linear waterfront park on the Upper West Side of New York City, known for its landscaped promenades along the Hudson River and its role as a major urban recreational space.
B. Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park is a waterfront public park in Brooklyn, New York City, known for its recreational spaces, scenic views of the Manhattan skyline and Brooklyn Bridge, and revitalized piers along the East River.
C. Prospect Park
Prospect Park is a large, historic public park in Brooklyn, New York City, renowned for its pastoral landscapes, recreational facilities, and cultural events.
D. Morningside Park
Morningside Park is a public park in Manhattan, New York City, known for its dramatic rocky terrain, winding paths, and design by landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux.
E. Central Park
Central Park is a large, iconic urban park in the heart of Manhattan, known for its landscaped grounds, recreational spaces, and cultural significance.
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: Battery Park, Manhattan
Target entity description: Battery Park in Manhattan is a historic waterfront public park at the southern tip of New York City, known as a major departure point for ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

A. Riverside Park (Manhattan)
Riverside Park (Manhattan) is a scenic, linear waterfront park on the Upper West Side of New York City, known for its landscaped promenades along the Hudson River and its role as a major urban recreational space.
B. Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park is a waterfront public park in Brooklyn, New York City, known for its recreational spaces, scenic views of the Manhattan skyline and Brooklyn Bridge, and revitalized piers along the East River.
C. Prospect Park
Prospect Park is a large, historic public park in Brooklyn, New York City, renowned for its pastoral landscapes, recreational facilities, and cultural events.
D. Morningside Park
Morningside Park is a public park in Manhattan, New York City, known for its dramatic rocky terrain, winding paths, and design by landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux.
E. Central Park
Central Park is a large, iconic urban park in the heart of Manhattan, known for its landscaped grounds, recreational spaces, and cultural significance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site ⓘ public park ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ urban park ⓘ waterfront park ⓘ
adjacentTo	Battery Park Underpass ⓘ linked to: Hugh L. Carey Tunnel Battery Place ⓘ Bowling Green ⓘ State Street ⓘ Whitehall Street ⓘ
borderedBy	New York Harbor ⓘ linked to: New York Harbor estuarine system
contains	Castle Clinton ⓘ Castle Clinton National Monument ⓘ linked to: Castle Clinton ferry terminals ⓘ gardens ⓘ memorials ⓘ monuments ⓘ walkways ⓘ waterfront promenade ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	The Battery ⓘ
hasFeature	bike paths ⓘ lawns ⓘ playgrounds ⓘ public art installations ⓘ
hasFunction	ferry terminal area ⓘ recreation area ⓘ tourist gateway ⓘ
hasHistoricalUse	military fortifications ⓘ
hasViewOf	Governors Island ⓘ Hudson River ⓘ Upper New York Bay ⓘ
isMajorDeparturePointFor	ferries to Ellis Island ⓘ ferries to Statue of Liberty ⓘ
isPopularFor	jogging ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ tourism ⓘ walking ⓘ
locatedAtSouthernTipOf	Manhattan Island ⓘ
locatedIn	Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ linked to: New York United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Borough of Manhattan ⓘ linked to: borough of Manhattan
locatedInNeighborhood	Financial District ⓘ
namedAfter	artillery batteries once located there ⓘ
near	South Ferry subway station ⓘ linked to: Whitehall Street–South Ferry station Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal ⓘ linked to: Staten Island Ferry terminals
operatedBy	New York City Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ
overlooks	Ellis Island ⓘ New York Harbor ⓘ linked to: New York Harbor estuarine system Statue of Liberty ⓘ
partOf	New York City Parks system ⓘ linked to: New York City park system

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