Hey Ruila congrats! I think the arguments above have elaborated the advantages of NYU Tandon program such as the location, great potential, teaching faculty, Peter Carr and Sara. I'd like to share something I know about our current job-seeking or placement you're worried about, which used to confuse me a lot during my application season.
You said you are not sure whether Tandon will give you an edge with so many other quant programs in NYC. The thing is that till now I barely find any quant positions opened to other programs but not to us. Lots of my classmates got interviews from top fund (Citadel, Two sigma, Blackrock, D.E Shaw...) and big banks (GS, JPM, Barclays, Citi, MS...). The versatility of courses also enabled students to move into data science and technology. As far as I know, students 2016-2018 got offer from GS/Barclays/JPM/Citi/Bloomberg/Citadel/MS and a variety of data science and technology companies. Therefore I don't think you need to worry abut the competition from other quant programs in nyc. Besides, take into account the huge opportunities nyc can give you in the meanwhile.
There's also an interesting story I'd like to share. I got asked to introduce our program during many interviews since there was no Tandon mfe program when many senior quants applied before. I tried to explain in terms of courses and faculty at first but later it hit me that Peter Carr was our new director so I said this. And then they gave me a shocked look and confirmed in a dramatic tone "Peter Carr is your director??!" Really hilarious haha. And from then on I know how to introduce our program...