Past NY 32, NY 196 bends southeast through Kingsbury as a two-lane residential road. Crossing over a tributary of the Glens Falls Feeder Canal, the route crosses a single-track railroad line before crossing over the Champlain Canal on a large truss bridge. After the Champlain Canal, NY 196 bends northeast through Kingsbury, crossing an intersection with the northern terminus of CR 42, soon leaving the residential section for a more rural area of town. Passing numerous farms, NY 196 soon bends eastward, crossing an intersection with CR 43. NY 196 bends northeast on a sharp curve, leaving Kingsbury for the town of Hartford. The route winds past numerous homes, turning north past a couple farms before following a gradual bend east near Slate Way.