Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation
Honoree: Angelo Ellerbee
Date(s): Thursday, September 19, 2024
Time: 1:00 P.M.
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Treacy Avenue and Madison Avenue
Ceremonial Intersection Name: Angelo Ellerbee Way
Sponsor: Council Member, Louise Scott-Rountree
Additional Information:
The Ceremonial Street Dedication will be held on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 1:00 P.M.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 6PSF-f, adopted on May 20, 2015, authorizes the designation of an intersection, etc. for honorary and ceremonial purposes; and
WHEREAS, Newark native, Angelo Ellerbee began his ascension into the entertainment industry as a fashion designer and stylist, and hosting shows as fundraisers to battle the scourge of HIV-AIDS that gripped the country in the mid 80’s; and
WHEREAS, using that experience, Mr. Ellerbee founded Double XXposure Public Relations in 1985 and quickly gained a reputation for his “special sauce” and as the go-to guy for young artists beginning their careers and established artists looking to remain relevant and ready for music events and television opportunities not previously afforded them; and
WHEREAS, over the span of Mr. Ellerbee’s remarkable career he has become known in the industry as the “King of PR”, working with such luminaries Michael Jackson, Lionel Ritchie, Dionne Warwick, Roberta Flack and the list goes on, in addition to, shaping the careers of supermodels, business titans and industry leaders, providing them the skills and social graces to compete in their respective industry; and
WHEREAS, as Senior VP of Publicity for Island Def Jam Records, Mr. Ellerbee revived the careers of many notable R&B artists, including Ronald Isley of the famed Isley Brothers, supergroup, Dru Hill and managed the career of Rap legend, DMX.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council does hereby authorize the honorary and ceremonial renaming of the intersection of Treacy Avenue and Madison Avenue as “Angelo Ellerbee Way”.
2. The official name of the said street shall remain Treacy Avenue and Madison Avenue in their entirety.
STATEMENT
This Resolution authorizes the naming of the intersection of Treacy Avenue and Madison Avenue as “Angelo Ellerbee Way”, for honorary and ceremonial purposes.