1996 musical set in New York's Alphabet City

I believe the answer is:

rent

(Other definitions for rent that I've seen before include "Payment for house etc" , "Torn, due to landlord" , "Money for hire - that's torn it" , "Payment for lodging etc" , "Regular payment" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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