Staten Island Ferry terminals

E8935

ferry terminal system transportation hub collection

Staten Island Ferry terminals are major New York City transportation hubs that serve as the departure and arrival points for the free passenger ferries connecting Staten Island and Manhattan.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal	8
Staten Island Ferry	5
Staten Island Ferry terminal	5
Staten Island Ferry St. George Terminal	3
Staten Island Ferry terminal at St. George	2
Staten Island Ferry terminals canonical	2
South Ferry	1
Staten Island Ferry Terminal	1
Staten Island Ferry Whitehall–St. George route terminus	1
Staten Island Ferry at South Ferry	1
Staten Island Ferry at St. George Terminal	1
Staten Island Ferry routes	1
Staten Island Ferry terminal (via nearby walk)	1
Staten Island Ferry terminal at Whitehall Street	1
Staten Island Ferry terminal in St. George	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T51180 — 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: Staten Island Ferry terminals
Context triple: [New York City Department of Transportation, oversees, Staten Island Ferry terminals]

A. NYC Ferry
NYC Ferry is a public ferry system in New York City that provides commuter and recreational boat service across several routes connecting waterfront neighborhoods in the five boroughs.
B. Roosevelt Island Tramway
The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial cable car system in New York City that connects Roosevelt Island to Manhattan, offering both public transit and scenic views of the skyline.
C. Port of New York and New Jersey
The Port of New York and New Jersey is the largest seaport on the U.S. East Coast and a major global shipping and transportation hub serving the New York metropolitan area.
D. Penn Station (New York City)
Penn Station (New York City) is a major underground railroad station and one of the busiest transportation hubs in the United States, serving Amtrak, commuter rail, and subway lines in Midtown Manhattan.
E. Ellis Island
Ellis Island is a historic immigration station in New York Harbor that served as the primary entry point for millions of immigrants to the United States from 1892 to 1954.
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: Staten Island Ferry terminals
Target entity description: Staten Island Ferry terminals are major New York City transportation hubs that serve as the departure and arrival points for the free passenger ferries connecting Staten Island and Manhattan.

A. NYC Ferry
NYC Ferry is a public ferry system in New York City that provides commuter and recreational boat service across several routes connecting waterfront neighborhoods in the five boroughs.
B. Roosevelt Island Tramway
The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial cable car system in New York City that connects Roosevelt Island to Manhattan, offering both public transit and scenic views of the skyline.
C. Port of New York and New Jersey
The Port of New York and New Jersey is the largest seaport on the U.S. East Coast and a major global shipping and transportation hub serving the New York metropolitan area.
D. Penn Station (New York City)
Penn Station (New York City) is a major underground railroad station and one of the busiest transportation hubs in the United States, serving Amtrak, commuter rail, and subway lines in Midtown Manhattan.
E. Ellis Island
Ellis Island is a historic immigration station in New York Harbor that served as the primary entry point for millions of immigrants to the United States from 1892 to 1954.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ferry terminal system ⓘ transportation hub collection ⓘ
boroughsLinked	Staten Island and Manhattan ⓘ
city	New York City ⓘ
component	St. George Terminal ⓘ Whitehall Terminal ⓘ
connects	Manhattan ⓘ Staten Island ⓘ
connectsTo	MTA bus routes ⓘ NYC street network ⓘ New York City Subway ⓘ Staten Island Railway ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
doesNotAllow	private automobiles on ferries ⓘ
fare	free ⓘ
hasFacility	food concessions ⓘ indoor seating ⓘ outdoor boarding areas ⓘ restrooms ⓘ retail kiosks ⓘ ticketing and information booths ⓘ waiting areas ⓘ
hasFeature	accessibility features for people with disabilities ⓘ multiple boarding slips ⓘ
hasViewOf	Lower Manhattan skyline ⓘ linked to: Lower Manhattan New York Harbor ⓘ linked to: New York Harbor estuarine system Statue of Liberty ⓘ
jurisdiction	New York City Department of Transportation ⓘ
locatedIn	New York City ⓘ
locatedOnWaterbody	New York Harbor ⓘ linked to: New York Harbor estuarine system
operatedBy	New York City Department of Transportation ⓘ
ownedBy	City of New York ⓘ linked to: New York City
partOf	New York City public transportation system ⓘ
primaryFunction	arrival point for Staten Island Ferry ⓘ departure point for Staten Island Ferry ⓘ
region	State of New York ⓘ linked to: U.S. state of New York
securityProvidedBy	New York City Police Department ⓘ private security contractors ⓘ
serves	Staten Island Ferry ⓘ linked to: Staten Island Ferry terminals
servesBorough	Manhattan ⓘ Staten Island ⓘ
serviceType	passenger ferry ⓘ
supportsMode	bicycle access ⓘ pedestrian access ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
usedFor	commuter travel ⓘ tourist travel ⓘ

How these facts were elicited