 After CR 53, NY 385 becomes a wooded roadway, soon bending eastward along the riverbanks into the village of Athens, where it gains the Washington Street moniker.The first stretch into the village of Athens is primarily wooded, but as it comes to near the riverbank, NY 385 turns northeast into the developed portion of the community, becoming the main north–south road through the village.NY 385 meets Second Street at the center of the village, changing names to North Washington Street as it turns northward along the riverbank through Athens.