The caller said he was putting it out for seagulls and raccoons to eat, not as an anti-Muslim statement.
The Staten Island Advance said the message was left Tuesday on a reporter's voicemail.
The caller said "It was not any...anti-Muslim act, and I did not want to offend anybody."
The NYPD is investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. It was informed of the call but declined to discuss it.
Three packages of bacon were found Sunday in a section of the New Dorp Beach park.
Muslims are barred from eating pork because pigs are considered unclean.
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