'Global ambassador' Taylor Swift donates $50,000 in song proceeds to NYC public schools
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}New York City's official booster Taylor Swift has donated $50,000 to the city's public schools.
The city tourism bureau tapped Swift as "global welcome ambassador" last year even though critics noted she was a recent transplant to New York.
Some also complained that her song "Welcome to New York" from the album "1989" was bland and lifeless.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Swift responded by announcing last October that she would donate proceeds from the single to the city's schools.
A spokeswoman for the city Department of Education said Tuesday that Swift has now given $50,000.
Spokeswoman Devora Kaye says the department is "deeply appreciative of this kind gesture."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}It wasn't clear whether the $50,000 figure represented all the proceeds from the song.
A representative for Swift didn't immediately return emails seeking comment.