Complex sentence: Hunter was born in New York City and grew up in the East Village and became associated with a local skate crew that hung out near Tompkins Square Park and was first sponsored by local skate shop "Skate NYC".
Split into simpler sentences: Hunter was born in New York City and grew up in the East Village. He became associated with a local skate crew that hung out near Tompkins Square Park and was first sponsored by local skate shop "Skate NYC".