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The 25th annual AIDS Walk New York started in Central Park, then traveled up to Morningside Heights and back.

Throughout its history, the event has helped raise more than $110 million for regional programs.

The Gay Men’s Health Crisis, which runs the effort, says building awareness is more important than ever.

"One in four New Yorkers does not know who is HIV positive, does not know his or her status. The rates are going up, particularly in communities of color, more and more women are impacted," said GMHC CEO Marjorie Hill.

"I think people have this stigma because we have so many drugs nowadays that it's over. And I think that the walk is here to remind people that it's not over, just because it's not as clear as it was in the 80s, visually clear, the disease is still here and people still need to know about it," said one walk participant.

Among those in attendance was Governor David Paterson, who became the first New York State governor to appear at the annual event.

"We have people here who were diagnosed 20 years ago and are still living healthy lives. That's amazing," said the governor. "When you got diagnosed in the late 80s you basically had a five-year death sentence."

The Centers for Disease Control estimates that every nine and a half minutes someone in the United States contracts HIV.

Organizers say this year's walk raised more than $5.7 million.

For more information, call 212-807-WALK or visit AIDSWalk.net/newyork.