FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Rebetti Richard P. Jr.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/16/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Data Storage Corp [DTST]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
401 FRANKLIN AVENUE, SUITE 103		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Director and COO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

GARDEN CITY, NY 11530		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 121,987
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options (1) 05/27/2010 05/25/2019 2009 Equity Incentive Plan for 2008 BOD Participation Issued 23,058 $ 0.3161 D  
Options (1) 01/01/2011 12/30/2019 2009 Equity Incentive Plan for 2009 BOD Participation Issued 13,888 $ 0.36 D  
Options (1) 12/17/2011 12/15/2020 2009 Equity Incentive Plan for 2010 BOD Participation Issued 14,286 $ 0.35 D  
Options (1) 08/10/2012 08/08/2021 2009 Equity Incentive Plan in lieu of salary Feb to May 2011 485,476 $ 0.41 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Rebetti Richard P. Jr.
401 FRANKLIN AVENUE
SUITE 103
GARDEN CITY, NY 11530		   X     Director and COO  

Signatures

/s/ Richard P. Rebetti, Jr. 12/16/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Options vest 20% on 1 year anniversary and 1.67% per month until fully vested.

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