So they ban a word, and of course people are just going to use it more because it's banned and there's no penalty. OOh look at the big bad wolf.. he has no teeth.
I find the whole thing pretty silly. If someone wants to call a person a nigger, spic, fag, bitch, cunt or whatever then so be it. That's their perogative. Unless it's doing damage or inciting a riot then it's all protected.
If NY is so worried about the hip-hop music culture, then they should ban any rapper who talks about his wheels, chains, or bling more than 20 times in one song.