I got my visa in 1 day! It's a 5 year entry visa. It feels so good.
The renunciation took 2 months! They rejected it because the passport I submitted had expired in 2005, and it is stated therein that it was issued as an additional booklet. The consulate misunderstood this and thought that there was ANOTHER booklet to this and that this was not the most recent one. A notarised letter explaining the situation was all that was necessary.
New York's consulate is definitely easier than San Francisco's. Nuts.