{"id":371742,"date":"2026-10-13T07:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/371742\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T07:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:38:08","slug":"with-great-power-comes-a-street-queens-names-spider-man-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/371742\/","title":{"rendered":"With great power comes a street, Queens names Spider-Man Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Delhi: New York\u2019s friendly neighbourhood superhero now has a street named after him. Near his comic-book address in Queens, fans can now walk along the Spider-Man Way, unveiled<\/a> on October 12 at the intersection of Ascan Avenue and Ingram Street in Forest Hills.<\/p>\n

The road was named after the Marvel superhero following an initiative by New York City Council member Lynn Schulman, after New York State Assembly member Sam Berger advocated for the move.<\/p>\n

Spider-Man first appeared in Amazing Fantasy issue 15 in August 1962. The character was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, with Lee writing the story and Ditko providing the artwork. His own comic series, The Amazing Spider-Man, began in March 1963.<\/p>\n

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Forest Hills became part of Spider-Man\u2019s comic-book story in The Amazing Spider-Man issue seven, published in December 1963. His address, 20 Ingram Street<\/a>, was revealed in 1989; the real house, though, is privately owned by Jack Shi.<\/p>\n

\u201cGentle, kind, brave, everyone likes it,\u201d Shi said<\/a>, while sharing about Spider-Man.<\/p>\n

Nick Lowe, editor of the Spider-Man comics, attended the dedication and spoke about the character\u2019s continued popularity.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing all these kids running around here, it\u2019s magical that this character created in 1962 still means something today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Spider-Man\u2019s popularity has also translated into box-office success over the years. From Tobey Maguire\u2019s first Spider-Man film in 2002 to Andrew Garfield\u2019s Amazing Spider-Man (2012) to the Marvel Cinematic Universe\u2019s blockbuster Spider-Man: Brand New Day, starring Tom Holland, the superhero has remained a fan favourite. Brand New Day even earned<\/a> $932 million worldwide and $360 million domestically in its opening weekend, setting a record for the biggest domestic opening weekend at the time.<\/p>\n

The film\u2019s opening also surpassed the domestic opening-weekend record previously held by Avengers: Endgame (2019). The latest Spider-Man film became one of the biggest theatrical openings in Hollywood.<\/p>\n

Mark Ditko, nephew of Steve Ditko, also attended the event and shared how the character was created.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe DNA of Joe Simon, Jack Kirby and Ditko collided, and Spider-Man was born. I have to believe that no one would imagine what he would eventually become,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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