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METRO NEW! News Bureau (718) 822-1174 Fax (718) 822-1562 nydailynews.comboroughsmanhattan etro Card dress is the latest turnstile style Model shows off Russian journalist Nina Vishneva's dress made of MetroCards outside Metro Dress exhibit at Citigroup center, 153 E. 53rd St i i Show continues through June. ICR She worked big cases at DA's press office BY CHRISENA COLEMAN DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER WHEN GLORIA Cullen retires from her job in the Bronx district attorney's press office at the end of the month, she will take 35 years of memories and headlines with her. "My job in the press office has always been exciting, and it still is," said Cullen, who has worked with four district attorneys Burton Roberts, Mario Merola, more time with her family." Cullen said she never became jaded but used the knowledge she obtained to help her raise her son and daughter. "I'm always telling them what can happen based on my job experience," she said.

"Working in the press office made me more conscious of the dangers that lurked. I still advise my family about being safe." Cullen, who originally worked in the steno pool, typing indict Paul Gentile and Robert Johnson. She's worked on every major case that has come through the office since she started in 1972. Cullen was there when drug kingpin Nicky Barnes was arrested on homicide charges, and when U.S. Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan ments, motions and letters written by assistant district attorneys, said her first boss, Burton Roberts, did not want a press office, but Merola created one when he took over in 1973.

She said her typing skills got her the job. "I love my job," said Cullen, who will eventually move to Florida. Gloria Cullen Roosevelt Isle's day to shine and state Sen. Joseph Galiber were charged with corruption but acquitted. She also worked on the Larry Davis, Happy Land Fire and Amadou Diallo cases.

"Not only has Gloria Cullen witnessed so much of the history of crime in the Bronx, she has capably and cheerfully dealt with the demands of the press, our staff and the community at large, sometimes under the most difficult of circumstances," said Johnson. "She has truly earned the opportunity to enjoy retirement and "There were times when I was happy to see a badass go to jail, and I cried when I heard about sexual assault cases. I'll miss it a lot." "Gloria has been a consummate professional and a wonderful colleague," said her boss and press spokesman Steven Reed. "I'm going to miss our 17-year partnership and the generosity of spirit that she brought to the job day in and day out. She set a very high standard of excellence in serving the public." ccoiemannydailynews.com BY BRENDAN BROSH DAILY NEWS WRITER THOSE PROUD and quirky Roosevelt Islanders are at it again.

The community is gearing up for tomorrow's 12th annual Roosevelt Island Day, an islandwide party that brings together nearly 10,000 residents. "Roosevelt Island is the best-kept secret in New York City," said Doryne Isley, the event organizer. "This community comes together like no other." Festivities start at 9 a.m. at Good Shepherd Plaza, when volunteers will be given a 2007 Roosevelt Island Day T-shirt and treated to a breakfast of bagels and coffee. The island becomes a lot more colorful as volunteers are handed gardening tools to plant hundreds of flowers, bushes, vegetables and herbs.

"Everyone comes out," said Matthew Katz, president of the Roosevelt Island Residents Association. "The streets will be full of people. It's a big celebration of who we are, what we are and how we differ from the rest of the city." Children are treated to a petting zoo, which starts at 10 a.m. and features baby animals, such as piglets, lambs, ducklings and more. Carnival games, inflatable slides and pony rides also are slated.

Isley organized the first Roosevelt Island Day in 1995 but didn't expect it to become an annual event. "It started as a cleanup day to pick up trash on the island," said Isley. "Before we knew it, each year it grew and grew to the point now where everyone on the island is involved." A blood drive, offering two free Mets tickets to every donor, will be held at the Senior Center at 546 Main St. all day long. A Motown concert is slated for 5:30 p.m., when Carlton J.

Smith and Friends take the stage. Roosevelt Island is technically owned by the City of New York, but leased to the state until 2068. Residents have 212 area codes and vote for Manhattan-based politicians, yet all services such as police, fire and EMS come from Queens by way of the Roosevelt Island Bridge, which links the island with Long Island City. "Roosevelt Island is really like a small town in a big city," said local City Councilwoman Jessica Lappin (D-Manhattan). "There's only one street on the island, and it's appropriately named Main Street." The event is free and open to everyone.

In case of rain, festivities will move to PSIS 217. Phony lawyer gets 5 years probation fice. Prosecutors discovered Riley had no license and a number of clients who were paying up to $900 per court appearance. She pleaded guilty to offering a false instrument for filing, a felony. Under the deal, Supreme Court Justice Guy Mangano sentenced Riley Wednesday to five years' probation, and ordered her to pay back the fees and stay away from the people she represented.

Nancie Katz A FAKE FAMILY Court attorney was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay $3,267 to seven people who hired her as a lawyer. A Brooklyn Family Court judge last January reported Natasha Riley, 44, of E. 34th St. after the supposed lawyer blurted obscenities in the courtroom during a legal proceeding. The judge then referred the case to the district attorney's of.