How much would a 2-3 day trip to NYC from North Carolina cost ...

NYC is not a cheap place, so you are probably looking around at least $800USD/person (this will include flight+hotel+some spending $). Make sure you book thru a coupon site to save some money, i know coupon sites like coupondawg.com will ... I feel a cheaper alternative would be to stay at a hotel near Newark airport, which is relatively safe and should be much cheaper and take NJ transit from Newark Penn Station in the morning to get to the city (around 4 bucks a ticket, ...