NYC homeowner who shares an address with Spider-Man reveals heartwarming web of letters he gets from kids

With a great address comes great responsibility.A Queens homeowner had no idea he bought “Spider-Man” and his Aunt May’s actual New York City house, but now he emulates the superhero as caretaker of his famous address — and recipient of his heartwarming fan mail from kids.Jack Shi bought 20 Ingram St.in Forest Hills three years ago, unaware it was the address used for Peter Parker and Aunt May’s home in the comics and that the multi-million-dollar, charming Forest property had already been attracting fans for decades — well before the box office smash hit “Brand New Day” hit theaters.“People come here from Ireland, England, Italy.
They always take pictures. And a lot of American people, they know, this is Spider-Man’s house,” Shi told The Post.“It’s the spirit of America.Spider-Man is the spirit of America.
He’s a hero.”The 64-year-old Chinese native takes his part in the fanfare seriously since he bought the home three years ago at the height of the Tom Holland film franchise.“I feel mild responsibility because Spider-Man, this is the American spirit.If I am living here, I should do as Spider-Man,” the dad of two added.
“If someone wants to take a picture, I say yes.”Shi added that kids from around the world write letters and draw pictures addressed to the Web Head that wind up at his home, which is labeled as “Spider-Man’s home” on Google Maps.“Spider-Man, how do you do the things that you do like saving the world?” Julius from South Dakota penned in April.“Can you come over to my house to play? We can watch TV together,” another letter a child named Cooper wrote not just to Spidey, but Deadpool as well.The family of little Kannon in Nebraska even invited Spider-Man to the tyke’s 5th birthday party.“This is where I wanted to live.It is an exciting place,” Shi said.
“[My neighbors], they are good people,” he added of the area by Union Turnpike and Metropolitan Avenue.Nearby at Frank Torres’ resid...