NY 96B begins at an intersection with
NY 96 (Main Street), cosigned with NY 96 Truck, in the village of
Candor. NY 96B proceeds northward along Owego Street as a two-lane residential street, passing west of a cemetery, and bending west as Owego Road. Changing names to Ithaca Road, the route intersects with
County Route 17 (CR 17; Mill Street / Honeypot Road). Entering the town of
Candor, NY 96B bends northward into the hamlet of Gridleyville, a rural area of Candor. After Gridleyille, NY 96B begins a winding alignment northward, passing to the southwest of Willseyville. After Willseyville, the route remains a two-lane northwest-bound highway, crossing the county line into
Tompkins County and the town of
Danby. NY 96B remains a two-lane rural roadway after the county line, crossing northwest through Danby, passing by some creek-side residences. After intersecting with the northern terminus of
CR 125 (South Danby Road), NY 96B bends towards the north, passing Danby Rural Cemetery. After a stretch of residences, the roadway passes into the hamlet of
Danby, intersecting with
CR 126 (Bald Hill Road). Continuing northward,
CR 127 (West Miller Road) intersects with NY 96B, continuing northward through the town of Danby as Danby Road. After an intersection with
CR 128 (Comfort Road), NY 96B enters the town of
Ithaca. In Ithaca, NY 96B intersects with the western terminus of
CR 179 (East King Road) south of the campus for
Ithaca College. Passing between
Buttermilk Falls State Park and Ithaca College, NY 96B continues northward along Danby Road until entering the city of
Ithaca. In the city, NY 96B changes monikers to South Aurora Street, crossing northeast through the South Hill neighborhood. The route becomes a two-lane residential street at the southern end of the city, passing Hillview Park before intersecting with Prospect Street, where NY 96B turns west onto Prospect, which becomes Clinton Street. Crossing over a waterway, NY 96B crosses through the Central Business District, as a two-lane residential street. A short distance later, NY 96B terminates at an intersection with
NY 13,
NY 34, and
NY 96 (South Meadow Street / South Fulton Street). ==History==