New green programs will air throughout April. Photo courtesy of NYC Media.

April 1, 2010 - NYC life (channel 25) celebrates Earth Month in April 2010 with a fresh crop of home grown, green programming.

“It’s My Park” (Tuesday, April 13, 10:30pm)
“It’s My Park” showcases the variety that can be found in parks throughout the five boroughs. Among the parks to be highlighted on April 13: British Memorial Garden in Lower Manhattan, Concrete Plant Park on the Bronx River, Rosie’s Broadway Kids at Matthews-Palmer Park in Manhattan, Noguchi Museum and Playground in Queens, and the dog run in Tompkins Square Park in Manhattan.

“Green Apple: Recycling” (Thursday, April 15, 9pm)
“The Green Apple: Recycling” goes inside the City’s recycling efforts as it looks to reduce the 50,000 tons of waste it produces daily. Host Julian Djurraic visits a paper recycling plant in Staten Island that takes paper collected by the Sanitation Department and turns it 8,500 miles of recycled paper every day and sits down with a man who attempted to go an entire year giving up anything that wasn’t environmentally sustainable.

“Green Goddess” (Thursday, April 15, 9:30pm)
Cindi Avila shares her love for vegetarian cooking and eating as the Green Goddess. Avila visits a local restaurant that serves Sloppy Joes just like mom used to make with a vegetarian twist, and in the Green Goddess kitchen, she’ll show viewers how to put a veggie spin on a delicious chunky cornbread chili.

“The Green Apple: Entertainment” (Thursday, April 22, 9pm)
Host Nick Carr takes viewers on a tour of how the City’s entertainment industry is going green. From a backstage visit at Wicked to a behind the scenes look at the sets of the CBS series “The Good Wife” and NBC's “30 Rock,” productions are taking steps to be mindful of their impact on the environment. Musician Moby also takes Carr on a tour on his eco-friendly apartment and talks about everything he’s doing to reduce his carbon footprint.

“$9.99: Going Green” (April 29, 9pm)
The $9.99 team explores the greener side of the City without breaking the budget, checking out the City’s eco-friendly hotspots. Stops along the way include the Hearst Tower, the pioneer green building in New York City; the gardens of the High Line, an elevated park on the West Side; the Liberty Sunset Garden Center which practices green gardening; the River Project, a floating schoolroom that’s working to clean up the Hudson; and the Union Square Green Market and its program to recycle unwanted textiles.

Also throughout April, “That’s So New York” will highlight green celebrations and initiatives taking place around the City.

Check nyc.gov/media for local cable and satellite listings. Full episodes can also be viewed online at the NYC Media Video on Demand player. Be sure to become a fan of NYC Media on Facebook to get the latest news about programming.