Google is shutting down Shoelace, a hyper-local social networking app it had launched in New York City in July 2019 (Ryan Kovatch/9to5Google)

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Google is shutting down Shoelace, a hyper-local social networking app it had launched in New York City in July 2019  —  In July 2019, Google's experimental project incubator Area 120 launched a new local meetup app that would connect users in New York City.