It won’t be Court Street without Greg Casale.
The beloved family of Carroll Gardens jewelers is planning to end a 26-year run in the gem biz after starting out in the neighborhood running a luncheonette.
“They’ve been here for a really long time,” said Vicky Romeo, an employee at the jewelry store.
Greg Casale opened the store in 1980 with his son Dominick, who left a few years later to open his own store on Staten Island. Now Dom Casale is back to close down his father’s business after his old man suffered a stroke that left him unable to run the store.
“He is mobile and speaking,” said Romeo. “He is on his way to recovery, but running the store is too much work.”
The store, in its current incarnation, will be gone by the end of February, Dom Casale said.
The family has begun liquidating the stock, selling everything at discounts up to 75 percent — in time for Valentine’s Day.
“We want to let the neighborhood benefit from this before we close,” said Romeo.
