Complex sentence: The tale of how Spuyten Duyvil got its name is said to be that Peter Stuyvesant, then Governor of New Amsterdam, got wind that the British Navy was going to invade the city.
Split into simpler sentences: The tale of how Spuyten Duyvil got its name includes folklore. It is said that Peter Stuyvesant, then Governor of New Amsterdam, got wind that the British Navy was going to invade the city.