New York is hard! Did the same thing to me and lied about offering a multiple entry visa! No you will need to apply for it and spend extra money. Easier to just ignore new york altogether and get it through another Asian country by way of may thai, cooking, etc. Don't deal with them!
Maybe not Pattaya, but in Bangkok some have gotten a DTV approval by way of dentistry work. Why do a retirement visa that cost more and needs to be renewed more frequently than a DTV? Just saying.... I'll contact this dentist today actually. Thanks