Brick Township to Buy “Triangle Lot” Once Owned by Lakewood Mother Who Said God Told Her To Kill Her Children

BRICK, N.J. — Brick Township is preparing to purchase the infamous “triangle lot” in the Herbertsville section after a Superior Court judge overturned the township’s denial of a proposal to build a home on the undersized property. The oddly shaped, 4,812-square-foot parcel sits at the intersection of Illinois, New Jersey and Pennsylvania avenues and has been the focus of litigation, neighborhood opposition and accusations of religious discrimination since developers Esther Cohen and Naomi Elkins sought permission to construct a single-family home there. Rather than proceed with a court-ordered approval of the development, the Brick Township Council introduced an ordinance authorizing…

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