>>22732629I would love to, but I'm sorry anon, I'm in STEM, not philosophy, so I can't offer anything very specific.
I will say, though, that a lot of the grad school advice given for STEM graduate programs should also apply here. Obviously have the grades and GRE (if necessary, sometimes it's not especially now.) As for experience, hopefully you got to do some sort of internship/mentorship program in the field during your undergrad, and made a close connection with your mentor/supervisor/prof. That's the ideal, but if you don't have that, think back on your coursework. You want to find your research interests (to essentially do a dissertation on) and you want to answer the question of how CUNY's graduate program can help you do that. Look up the faculty on scholarly websites and read their writings, see if your interests and experiences line up. Have a very good reason why you want to go to graduate school and why you're willing to go through years of doing research and probably teaching as well despite little pay. These will all be part of your personal statement and what they will ask in interviews.
Try to get in contact with them (the profs) if you can when you apply and mention you're interested in conducting research under them for XYZ reason, though expect these to go unanswered. Finally, you might have to do some sort of diversity statement (and CUNY does care about that sort of thing because NYC) so think about how you could bring diversity to the program. This doesn't necessarily mean race, it could also include upbringing, interests and life experiences as well, so think about what makes you unique as a person and as an applicant, and what that could mean for your graduate studies.
I at least hope this helps.