New York City’s Coffee History; Help Choose the Staten Island Ferry’s New Seats

• It’s National Coffee Day. In addition to getting free cups of joe, read about New York City’s coffee history. [DNAinfo]
• There’s a wave of 1970s New York nostalgia coming ashore, but here’s what everyone gets wrong about the decade. [Daily Intelligencer]
• The Staten Island Ferry is getting new seats, and New Yorkers can help pick them. [NYT]
• Norman Foster’s firm has designed a concept for a 3D-printed Mars habitat built by robots. [Dezeen]
• NYC’s credit unions help small businesses thrive, so why do they have trouble growing? [Yes! Magazine]
• The annual Lower East Side Pickle Day returns this Sunday. [Bowery Boogie]

Images: Three Staten Island Ferry seating options via NYC DOT (L); Cappuccino (R)