Gov. Kathy Hochul joined advocates in Times Square Wednesday night at the Justice for Asian Women Rally.

“We stand together against Asian hate,” Hochul told the crowd. “Let’s call it out. Let’s stop it right now.”

Wednesday’s rally marked one year since a gunman opened fire in three massage spas in Atlanta, killing eight women, six of them Asian.

“It’s really been a hard couple years,” said Jo-Ann Yoo, executive director at the Asian American Foundation. “Today, we are here to remember those sisters and mourn the changed lives of their families.”

“It feels good to hear other people say, ‘This is not okay’ and that something needs to make this stop,” said New Yorker Edith Claudio, one of hundreds who attended the rally. “Lately, with all the attacks that have been happening and the news, I’ve been feeling very anxious and scared.”

The uptick in Anti-Asian crimes is happening across the country and here in the city.

In February, 35-year-old Christina Lee was stabbed to death when a homeless man followed her into her apartment.

On Wednesday, police released surveillance video, asking the public to help find the man who kicked and damaged a memorial for Lee outside her home.

In January, 40-year-old Michelle Go was pushed to her death from the subway platform into an oncoming train.

In November, 62-year old Guiying Ma had her head smashed with a rock while sweeping in front of her Queens home. She died from her injuries in February.

“What goes on in my mind is that could have been my mom, it could have been my aunt,” Claudio said.

It’s fears like that Claudio says she now lives with on a daily basis, but rallies like this that remind her of the power in numbers.

“I think I just really need this for my soul,” said Claudio. “As a healing, as something to help me heal and help me move forward.”

Looking forward to the day she can once again feel safe in her city.