United Nations Plaza

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public square street urban plaza

United Nations Plaza is the public square and surrounding area in Manhattan, New York City, that serves as the primary urban setting and address for the United Nations Headquarters.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
United Nations Plaza canonical	5
One United Nations Plaza	2
UN Plaza	1
United Nations Headquarters area	1
United Nations Headquarters district in New York City	1
United Nations Headquarters vicinity (Turtle Bay area)	1
United Nations Headquarters waterfront site	1
United Nations Plaza buildings	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8204 — 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: United Nations Plaza
Context triple: [United Nations Headquarters, UNPlazaDesignation, United Nations Plaza]

A. Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center is a famous Art Deco commercial complex in Midtown Manhattan known for its iconic ice-skating rink, Christmas tree, and the Top of the Rock observation deck.
B. United Nations Headquarters
The United Nations Headquarters is the main administrative and diplomatic center of the UN, where representatives of member states convene to discuss and address global issues.
C. Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial and entertainment hub in Midtown Manhattan, famous for its bright billboards, Broadway theaters, and New Year’s Eve ball drop.
D. Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is an iconic 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that was once the world’s tallest building and remains a symbol of New York City.
E. One World Trade Center
One World Trade Center is the main skyscraper of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan and the tallest building in the United States.
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: United Nations Plaza
Target entity description: United Nations Plaza is the public square and surrounding area in Manhattan, New York City, that serves as the primary urban setting and address for the United Nations Headquarters.

A. Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center is a famous Art Deco commercial complex in Midtown Manhattan known for its iconic ice-skating rink, Christmas tree, and the Top of the Rock observation deck.
B. United Nations Headquarters
The United Nations Headquarters is the main administrative and diplomatic center of the UN, where representatives of member states convene to discuss and address global issues.
C. Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial and entertainment hub in Midtown Manhattan, famous for its bright billboards, Broadway theaters, and New Year’s Eve ball drop.
D. Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is an iconic 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that was once the world’s tallest building and remains a symbol of New York City.
E. One World Trade Center
One World Trade Center is the main skyscraper of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan and the tallest building in the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public square ⓘ street ⓘ urban plaza ⓘ
adjacentTo	United Nations Headquarters ⓘ
associatedWith	United Nations member states ⓘ linked to: Member States of the United Nations international organizations ⓘ
borough	Manhattan ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
governedBy	New York City Department of Transportation ⓘ
hasAreaCode	212 ⓘ 332 ⓘ 646 ⓘ 917 ⓘ
hasFunction	ceremonial space ⓘ public gathering space ⓘ transportation corridor ⓘ
hasLandmarkRole	symbolic center of international diplomacy in New York City ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
hasPostalAddress	United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017 ⓘ
hasTransportationAccess	MTA bus routes ⓘ New York City Subway ⓘ
hasViewOf	East River waterfront ⓘ linked to: Kips Bay United Nations Headquarters complex ⓘ linked to: United Nations Headquarters
locatedIn	Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ linked to: U.S. state of New York United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
namedAfter	United Nations ⓘ
near	42nd Street ⓘ Dag Hammarskjöld Library ⓘ General Assembly Building ⓘ linked to: General Assembly Hall United Nations Secretariat Building ⓘ linked to: United Nations Headquarters
neighborhood	Turtle Bay ⓘ
overlooks	East River ⓘ
partOf	East Side of Manhattan ⓘ linked to: Upper East Side
publicSpaceOf	City of New York ⓘ linked to: New York City
runsAlong	First Avenue ⓘ
servesAs	address for United Nations Headquarters ⓘ primary urban setting for United Nations Headquarters ⓘ
timezone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
urbanType	civic space ⓘ governmental precinct ⓘ
usedFor	diplomatic events ⓘ public demonstrations ⓘ tourism ⓘ

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