Regardless of the $ figure, Stanford is clearly the right choice here. NYU has been in NYC for a very long time (just look at the name, right?) and has not contributed meaningfully to the technology scene. What New York needs is a fresh dose of valley perspective from the guys at the heart of it.
NYU runs a start up incubator: http://www.poly.edu/business/incubators
And a fellowship for budding entrepreneurs or startup-oriented devs: http://hackny.org/a/
(note: along with Columbia, though the hackathons are hosted at NYU Courant)