 NY 23 turns north at the junction, overlapping with NY 205 for about to the outskirts of the town.While NY 23 forks to the northwest to serve West Oneonta, NY 205 continues to run northward along the east side of Otego Creek through a rural section of Otsego County.It soon enters the town of Laurens, where it connects to CR 11A (Water Street) east of the village of Laurens.