Google shutting down Area 120’s hyperlocal social network Shoelace on 12 May 2020

Google’s experimental NYC local meetup app Shoelace is getting shutdown. Shoelace began as an invite-only beta for iOS and Android, allowing users to plan and attend various activities around New York, and potentially make new friends in the process. Unfortunately, as meetups became a thing of the past, Shoelace was forced to hit pause on its operations with COVID-19. Now, an email sent out this morning announces that the project will be shutting down completely.