Stephen L. Tanenbaum, 62, was killed on February 11, 2011, after being struck by a stolen car during a violent spree in Brooklyn’s Midwood neighborhood. He was crossing near Ocean Avenue and Avenue R when Maksim Gelman, fleeing after a carjacking and other attacks, struck him with a Pontiac that had just been taken in the earlier crime; Tanenbaum was left gravely injured and later died.

The rampage that day ranged from Brooklyn into Manhattan and included multiple stabbings, attempted carjackings and a final attack on a subway rider. Gelman was identified, subdued at the Times Square station after an assault on a 3 train passenger, and later indicted on numerous counts tied to the spree. He pleaded guilty to murder and related charges connected to the February 2011 violence.

Tanenbaum was known in numismatic circles as a longtime dealer and specialist in tokens and medals, active in Civil War-era token study and collector organizations; colleagues remembered him for deep knowledge and patience. Does anyone have memories of Stephen or information about that intersection on February 11, 2011?