Complex sentence: Mr. Botta then traveled to New York, on an assignment from the Sardinian Government, and decided to settled there, he taught Philosophy and Italian at the University of the City of New York (New York University).
Split into simpler sentences: Mr. Botta then traveled to New York, on an assignment from the Sardinian government, and decided to settle there. He taught philosophy and Italian at the University of the City of New York (New York University).