Who Needs The Hamptons When You Can Barbecue In Brownsville?

Struggling to find people who will stay in town this weekend, the Daily News is forced to traipse out to the city’s poorer census tracts:

The Hamptons and the Jersey Shore may seem inviting, but it’s a shorter trip to the southern shores of Brooklyn, where some said they would go to catch one last dip in the ocean.

“I am going to Coney Island Beach to relax and enjoy myself,” said Mike Owens, 37, of Crown Heights, a courthouse maintenance worker in downtown Brooklyn. “Plus, it’s my birthday, so I am really going to have fun.”

Others were craving some excitement on their mini-vacation.

“I am going to a big party on Sunday,” said Kevin Chinnis, 32, a concierge from East New York. “On Monday, I am going to the Caribbean Day Parade.”

It also was time to kick back and use the time off to bond with family and friends.

“I am going to stay with the kids and take them to Astroland, maybe to a movie,” said Louis Epps, 44, of Bedford-Stuyvesant, who also does courthouse maintenance. “Whatever they want to do.”

“I am headed to a bunch of barbecues with friends and family,” said Dane Conde, 48, a mail sorter from Brownsville. “We all just get together, eat, drink and catch up.”

Others are just looking to lay low, relax and check out a flick.

“I’m going to see ‘The Descent,'” said Shelly Edwards, 38, of East New York. “I hear it’s really good.” [Emph. added to underscore the obvious]

Better headline: “Economy Lags For Many”