ROCKER DAVID A /NY/
SC 13G, 2000-11-27
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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               THESTREET.COM, INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, Par Value $.01 per share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    88368Q103
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                November 16, 2000
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check    the  appropriate  box to  designate  the rule  pursuant  to which  this
Schedule 13G is filed:

         [ ] Rule  13d-1(b)
         [X] Rule  13d-1(c)
         [ ] Rule  13d-1(d)

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).


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CUSIP NO.  88368Q103
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1.  Names of Reporting Persons.

    I.R.S. Identification Nos. Of Above Persons (entities only): David A. Rocker
________________________________________________________________________________

2.  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
    (a)______                  (b)_______

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3.  SEC Use Only

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4.  Citizenship or Place of Organization:  United States

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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by    5.  Sole Voting Power       1,383,038*
Each Reporting Person With:
                                          6.  Shared Voting Power             0
                                          7.  Sole Dispositive Power  1,383,038*
                                          8.  Shared Dispositive Power        0

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9.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:  1,383,038*
________________________________________________________________________________

10. Check  if  the  Aggregate  Amount  in  Row  (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
    Instructions):  N/A
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11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):  5.2%
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12.      Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):  IN
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*    574,400 of such shares of The Street.com,  Inc.  common  stock (the "Common
     Stock") are owned by Rocker Partners, L.P., a New York limited partnership,
     and 808,638 of such shares of Common  Stock are owned by Compass  Holdings,
     Ltd., a corporation  organized under the International  Business  Companies
     Ordinance of the British Virgin Islands.  David A. Rocker,  in his capacity
     as the sole managing partner of Rocker Partners,  L.P., and, through Rocker
     Offshore  Management  Company,  Inc., as the investment  advisor to Compass
     Holdings,  Ltd,  possesses  sole  voting  and  dispositive  power  over all
     1,383,038 shares of Common Stock.

________________________________________________________________________________

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Item 1.

(a) Name Of Issuer:   TheStreet.com, Inc.
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(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 14 Wall Street, 14th Floor,
    New York, New York  10005
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Item 2.

(a)  Name of Person Filing:  David A. Rocker
________________________________________________________________________________
(b)  Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:  c/o Rocker
     Partners, L.P., Suite 1759, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York  10111
________________________________________________________________________________
(c)  Citizenship:  United States
________________________________________________________________________________
(d)  Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
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(e)  CUSIP Number:  88368Q103
________________________________________________________________________________

Item  3.  If  this  statement  is  filed  pursuant  to   ss.ss.240.13d-1(b)   or
240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

          (a)  [ ] Broker or dealer  registered  under Section 15 of the Act (15
               U.S.C. 78o);

          (b)  [ ] Bank as  defined  in  Section  3(a)(6)  of the Act (15 U.S.C.
               78c);

          (c)  [ ] Insurance  company as defined in Section  3(a)(19) of the Act
               (15 U.S.C. 78c);

          (d)  [ ] Investment   company  registered   under  Section  8  of  the
               Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

          (e)  [ ] An   investment   adviser   in    accordance   with  Sections
                   240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

          (f)  [ ] An employee  benefit  plan or  endowment  fund in  accordance
               withss.240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

          (g)  [ ] A parent  holding  company  or control  person in  accordance
               withss.240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

          (h)  [ ] A savings  associations  as defined  in  Section  3(b) of the
               Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

          (i)  [ ] A church  plan that is  excluded  from the  definition  of an
               investment  company  under  Section  3(c)(14)  of the  Investment
               Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

          (j)  [ ] Group, in accordance withss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).


Item 4.  Ownership.

         (a)      Amount beneficially owned (as of November 16, 2000): 1,383,038

         (b)      Percent of Class (as of November 16, 2000): 5.2%

         (c)      Number of shares as to which the person has:

                  (i)  Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,383,038

                  (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0

                 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                                                                       1,383,038

                  (iv) Shared  power to dispose  or to direct the  disposition
                         of: 0


Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

         If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting  person has ceased to be the beneficial  owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].

Item 6.  Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.  N/A


Item 7.  Identification  and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
         Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company. N/A


Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.  N/A


Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.  N/A


Item 10.  Certification.

     By signing  below,  I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the  securities  referred  to above were not  acquired  and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of  changing  or  influencing  the  control of the
issuer of such  securities  and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

                                    SIGNATURE

     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

                                                     November 27, 2000

                                                     Date

                                                     /s/David A. Rocker
                                                     ___________________________
                                                     David A. Rocker

      Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
                Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)


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