Edgar Filing: Piluso Charles M.

Ownership Submission

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

OMB APPROVAL

OMB Number:

3235-0104

Expires:

January 31, 2005

Estimated average burden hours per response...

0.5

(Print or Type Responses)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Piluso Charles M.

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,Â SUITE 103

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	__X__ Other (specify below)
President, CEO, CFO / Chairman of the Board

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

GARDEN CITY,Â NYÂ 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	10,067,899	D	Â
Common Stock	784,615	I	Piluso Family Associates, LLC

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.			SEC 1473 (7-02)
	Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.

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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Options ⁽¹⁾	05/27/2010	05/25/2019	2009 Equity Incentive Plan for 2008 BOD Participation Issued	23,058	$ 0.3161	D	Â
Options ⁽¹⁾	01/01/2011	12/30/2019	2009 Equity Incentive Plan for 2009 BOD Participation Issued	13,888	$ 0.36	D	Â
Options ⁽¹⁾	12/17/2011	12/15/2020	2009 Equity Incentive Plan for 2010 BOD Participation Issued	14,286	$ 0.35	D	Â
Options ⁽¹⁾	12/10/2012	12/08/2021	2008 Equity Incentive Plan in lieu of salary Issued 12/9/11	250,000	$ 0.36	D	Â
Warrants	06/30/2010	06/30/2020	10 Year Warrants	695,640	$ 0.01	D	Â
Convertible Debt	06/16/2010	06/15/2013	Convertible Promissory Note 10%	$ 230,769.24	$ 0.39	D	Â
Warrants	06/30/2010	06/30/2020	10 Year Warrants	927,519	$ 0.01	I	Piluso Family Associates, LLC
Convertible Debt	06/16/2010	06/15/2013	Convertible Promissory Note 10%	$ 307,692.45	$ 0.39	I	Piluso Family Associates, LLC

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Piluso Charles M. 401 FRANKLIN AVENUE SUITE 103 GARDEN CITY,Â NYÂ 11530	Â X	Â	Â President, CEO, CFO	Chairman of the Board

Signatures

/s/ Charles M. Piluso		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.
Â Remarks: CharlesÂ M.Â PilusoÂ isÂ aÂ memberÂ ofÂ PilusoÂ FamilyÂ Associates,Â LLC

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number.